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HESI RN PEDIATRICS EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {55 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% VERIFIED
1. The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child who is 2 hours
postop from a cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery.
Which assessment finding is an indication of arterial obstruction?
a. Blood-pressure trend is downward and pulse is rapid and
irregular.
b. Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched.
c. Pulse distal to the femoral artery is weaker on the left foot
than right foot.
d. The pressure dressing at right femoral area is moist and
oozing blood.
b. Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched.
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2. Following a motor vehicle collision, a 3-year old girl has a
spica cast applied. Which toy is best for the nurse for this 3-
year-old child?
A. Duck that squeaks.
B. Fashion doll and clothes.
C. Set of cloth and hand puppets.
D. Hand held video game.
C. Set of cloth and hand puppets.
3. An infant with tetralogy of Fallot becomes acutely cyanotic and
hyperpneic. Which action should the nurse implement first?
A. Administer morphine sulphate.
B. Start IV fluids.
C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position.
D. Provide 100% oxygen by face mask.
C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position.
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4. A child admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis is demonstrating
Kussmaul respirations. The nurse determines that the increased
respiratory rate is a compensatory mechanism for which acid
base alteration?
A. Metabolic alkalosis.
B. Respiratory acidosis.
C. Respiratory alkalosis.
D. Metabolic acidosis.
D. Metabolic acidosis.
5. 7 years old is admitted to the hospital with persistent vomiting,
and a nasogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction is
applied. Which finding is most important for the nurse to report
to the healthcare provider?
A. Gastric output of 100 mL in the last 8 hours.
B. Shift intake of 640 mL IV fluids plus 30 mL PO ice chips.
C. Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL.
D. Serum pH of 7.45.
C. Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL.
HESI RN PEDIATRICS EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {55 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% VERIFIED
1. The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child who is 2 hours
postop from a cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery.
Which assessment finding is an indication of arterial obstruction?
a. Blood-pressure trend is downward and pulse is rapid and
irregular.
b. Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched.
c. Pulse distal to the femoral artery is weaker on the left foot
than right foot.
d. The pressure dressing at right femoral area is moist and
oozing blood.
b. Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched.
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2. Following a motor vehicle collision, a 3-year old girl has a
spica cast applied. Which toy is best for the nurse for this 3-
year-old child?
A. Duck that squeaks.
B. Fashion doll and clothes.
C. Set of cloth and hand puppets.
D. Hand held video game.
C. Set of cloth and hand puppets.
3. An infant with tetralogy of Fallot becomes acutely cyanotic and
hyperpneic. Which action should the nurse implement first?
A. Administer morphine sulphate.
B. Start IV fluids.
C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position.
D. Provide 100% oxygen by face mask.
C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position.
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4. A child admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis is demonstrating
Kussmaul respirations. The nurse determines that the increased
respiratory rate is a compensatory mechanism for which acid
base alteration?
A. Metabolic alkalosis.
B. Respiratory acidosis.
C. Respiratory alkalosis.
D. Metabolic acidosis.
D. Metabolic acidosis.
5. 7 years old is admitted to the hospital with persistent vomiting,
and a nasogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction is
applied. Which finding is most important for the nurse to report
to the healthcare provider?
A. Gastric output of 100 mL in the last 8 hours.
B. Shift intake of 640 mL IV fluids plus 30 mL PO ice chips.
C. Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL.
D. Serum pH of 7.45.
C. Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL.
